Established 1961 13 Sports Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Australia complete dominant 4-0 Ashes series rout of Root hailed for leaving sick bed to bat

SYDNEY: Australia ruthlessly extinguished England’s resistance to claim an innings vic- tory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4- 0 series rout on the final day in Sydney yes- terday. The beleaguered tourists, with skipper Joe Root weakened by a stomach bug and unable to continue batting, dissolved after lunch, losing their last four wickets for their fourth comprehensive defeat of the series. “It has been a great couple of months. The that we have played in the last couple of months has been outstanding,” Australia skipper Steve Smith said. “We have just been able to get on top and win those key moments and not let them back in the game which is crucial.” Paceman Pat Cummins led the Australian offensive in Sydney with four wickets for 39 to finish man-of-the-match and the leading wicket taker in the series with 23. “To get SYDNEY: Australia’s cricket team celebrates after retaining the Ashes trophy, defeat- through the five Tests and end the series here ing England on the final day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match at the SCG in at home. I couldn’t asked for much more,” Sydney yesterday. — AFP SCOREBOARD said an ecstatic Cummins. All four of Australia’s front-line bowlers match presentations. effects of a gastroenteritis bug. finished with 20 or more wickets each for the “To be honest we have been outplayed in He came out to bat on the dismissal of SYDNEY: Scoreboard at the close on the final day in the fifth Ashes Test between series. “I think all the bowlers did an excep- the key moments of each game,” he added. Moeen Ali for 13 an hour into the final day’s Australia and England in Sydney yesterday: tional job. The guys have bowled together as “We have been in the games to an extent but play and reached his fifth half-century of the England first innings 346 (J. Root 83, D. J. Anderson c Paine b Hazlewood 2 a group, bowled in partnerships, bowled for just not been able to capitalise on any oppor- series, although he was unable to convert any Malan 62; P. Cummins 4-80) Extras (lb2, pen5) 7 one another and helped us take the wickets tunities. Australia have played great in this of them to a century. England’s remote Total (all out; 88.1 overs) 180 that we’ve needed to take four Test matches,” series.” chances of saving the Test disappeared when Australia first innings 649 for 7 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Stoneman), 2-15 Smith added. Root failed to appear at the crease after declared (U. Khawaja 171, S. Marsh (Cook), 3-43 (Vince), 4-68 (Malan), 5- England finished at 180 for nine off 88.1 CHANCES DISAPPEAR lunch, retiring ill for a second time. 156, M. Marsh 101; M. Ali 2-170) 121 (Ali), 6-144 (Bairstow), 7-148 overs as Australia won by an innings and 123 Cummins struck twice in three balls after Spinner Nathan Lyon claimed Moeen’s (Broad), 8-156 (Crane), 9-180 runs. It followed comprehensive losses on the lunch, trapping leg before wicket for the seventh time in the series when England second innings (overnight 93 (Anderson) troubled five-Test tour in Brisbane, Adelaide wicket for 38 and having Stuart Broad caught he trapped him leg before in the morning ses- for 4) Bowling: Starc 16-4-38-1, Hazlewood and Perth. The fourth Test was drawn in behind off a brutish bouncer for four. Mason sion, which Moeen did not review. Lyon took A. Cook b Lyon 10 17.1-6-36-1, Lyon 35-12-54-3, Melbourne. Crane got another vicious Cummins bouncer three wickets for 54 off 35 overs to finish with M. Stoneman lbw b Starc 0 Cummins 17-4-39-4, Smith 2-0-6-0, Stricken Root did not come out to bat after which he gloved to wicketkeeper Tim Paine 21 wickets for the series and 290 in his career. J. Vince c Smith b Cummins 18 M. Marsh 1-1-0-0. lunch as he continued to experience discom- for two and Anderson was caught behind off The Australians took a grip on the final J. Root retired ill 58 fort after his overnight stomach bug. “He has Josh Hazlewood for two to end the innings. Test with a massive 303-run innings lead and D. Malan lbw b Lyon 5 Result: Australia won by an innings and a gastro bug and he has not been too well Root went to hospital overnight with then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 J. Bairstow lbw b Cummins 38 123 runs through the night and the heat yesterday did- England initially saying he had “severe dehy- for four by the close on the fourth day and M. Ali lbw b Lyon 13 Series: Australia 4-0 n’t help. He is asleep in the dressing-room dration” after fielding and batting in intense finished off the job mid-afternoon Monday. T. Curran 23 Man-of-the-match: Pat Cummins trying to recover,” said vice- Jimmy heat on Sunday. But team officials later said All five Tests went into the fifth day, indicating S. Broad c Paine b Cummins 4 (AUS) Anderson, deputising for Root at the post- Root had in fact been weakened by the the attritional nature of the series. — AFP M. Crane c Paine b Cummins 2 Man-of-the-series: Steve Smith (AUS)

Philander blasts to No need for win over India England overhaul

CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s fast bowlers, led by Vernon despite Ashes Philander, blasted through India’s batting as the host nation gained a 72-run win on the fourth day of the first Test at Newlands yesterday. Set 208 to win the first of defeat: Anderson three matches between the world’s two leading Test teams, number one-ranked India were bowled out for 135 by their SYDNEY: England are on the right track and do not nearest challengers. Philander took six for 42 with Morne need to overhaul their squad despite crashing to a 4- Morkel and Kagiso Rabada claiming two wickets each as 0 Ashes series defeat to Australia, vice captain Jimmy India were subjected to a pace barrage in bowler-friendly Anderson said yesterday. Anderson has experienced conditions. South Africa were reduced to three fast two 5-0 whitewashes in Australia, including the bowlers because of a heel injury suffered by CAPE TOWN: South Africa bowler Vernon Philander (3rd R) celebrates dismissing India batsman Jasprit chaotic 2013-14 trip Down Under which resulted in a while bowling on Saturday. Earlier, it had been the Indian Bumrah and winning the match by 72 runs during day four of the First Test between South Africa and India in string of retirements and the resignation of coach bowlers who held sway when South Africa were bowled Cape Town, yesterday. —AFP out for 130 in their second innings, losing their last eight Andy Flower. But despite England’s bowlers failing to wickets for 65 runs. India’s run chase started promisingly take 20 wickets in any of the matches and the bats- with Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan putting on 30 for the wicket of South African captain Faf du Plessis, who fell defend four balls from Kumar but De Villiers was caught men scoring just three centuries, one of those after the first wicket, although Vijay was reprieved on review to an unplayable delivery which lifted sharply off a good off Bumrah in the next over by Kumar, one of eight fielders the series was lost, Anderson felt England were on the twice after being given out against Philander, for leg length and flicked a glove. stationed on the boundary. Wicketkeeper Saha set an right trajectory. “We have improved over the last 18 before wicket and a catch behind the wicket. Despite being ruled out of the rest of the series, Steyn, Indian record by taking ten catches in the match, five in months. We’ve definitely made strides in the right But then Dhawan was caught at gully off his bat handle who arrived at the ground on crutches, limped to the wick- each innings. After being under covers for two nights and a direction,” the 35-year-old said after the tourists fell when he got into a tangle against a lifting ball from Morkel. et as the last batsman in an effort to keep company with day, the pitch offered plenty of seam movement and occa- to an innings and 123-runs defeat in the fifth and final Six balls later it was third time lucky for Philander as Vijay De Villiers, who top-scored with 35. He managed to sional steep bounce. — AFP test in Sydney. “It doesn’t feel like a series where it edged a catch to AB de Villiers at third slip. Philander should be a big upheaval. We’ve actually played some claimed the key wicket of Indian captain , who good cricket along the way. We’ve not been blown had looked confident in scoring 28 before he was trapped SCOREBOARD away in every game. leg before wicket. “Every game has gone to the fifth day. It doesn’t Philander struck again when was bowled CAPE TOWN: Final scores on the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and India at Newlands yesterday: feel like a completely disastrous series. We know off an inside edge and Rabada dismissed first innings top we’ve got to improve in a number of areas.” Anderson scorer Hardik Pandya for one, caught by a diving De South Africa, first innings, 286 India, second innings India, first innings, 209 M. Vijay c De Villiers b Philander 13 said the absence of all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was Villiers at third slip. Rabada trapped Wriddhiman Saha leg South Africa, second innings (overnight 65-2) S. Dhawan c sub (Morris) b Morkel 16 suspended after an incident outside a nightclub in before with the last ball before tea to leave India in a des- A. Markram c Kumar b Pandya 34 C. Pujara c De Kock b Morkel 4 September, and various off-field incidents at the start perate situation in a match which hastened to a conclusion D. Elgar c Saha b Pandya 25 V. Kohli lbw b Philander 28 of the series had not had an impact on the series. despite the loss of the third day because of rain. K. Rabada c Kohli b 5 R. Sharma b Philander 10 He also thought the preparations had been ade- and put on H. Amla c Sharma b Mohammed Shami 4 W. Saha lbw b Rabada 8 49 for the eighth wicket before Philander took the last A. de Villiers c Kumar b Bumrah 35 H. Pandya c De Villiers b Rabada 1 quate. “I don’t know what we could have done differ- three wickets in the space of four balls. Wriddhiman Saha F. du Plessis c Saha b Bumrah 0 R. Ashwin c De Kock b Philander 37 ently,” he added. “You can do all the preparation you became the first Indian wicketkeeper to make ten dis- Q. de Kock c Saha b Bumrah 8 B. Kumar not out 13 want. We’ve worked tirelessly in the nets. We’ve missals in a Test match when he held five catches in South V. Philander lbw b Mohammed Shami 0 Mohammed Shami c Du Plessis b Philander 4 planned very well, meticulously. But you can’t pre- K. Maharaj c Saha b Kumar 15 J. Bumrah c Du Plessis b Philander 0 Africa’s second innings on the fourth day of the first Test at pare for being out in the middle when the pressure is M. Morkel c Saha b Kumar 2 Extras (lb1) 1 on. “The only thing that can prepare you for that is Newlands yesterday. Saha also took five catches in the D. Steyn not out 0 Total (42.4 overs) 135 first innings. He broke the record held by Mahendra Singh Extras (w2) 2 Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Dhawan), 2-30 (Vijay), 3-39 (Pujara), 4-71 being in it and we’ve not dealt with those pressure Dhoni, who made nine dismissals, with eight catches and a Total (41.2 overs) 130 (Kohli), 5-76 (Sharma), 6-77 (Pandya), 7-82 (Saha), 8-131 (Ashwin), situations well with bat or ball and that’s been the dif- stumping, against Australia in Melbourne in 2014/15. Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Markram), 2-59 (Elgar), 3-66 (Amla), 4-73 9-135 (Shami) ference in this series.” A veteran of seven Ashes Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were the main (Rabada), 5-82 (Du Plessis), 6-92 (De Kock), 7-95 (Philander), 8- Bowling: Philander 15.4-4-42-6, Morkel 11-1-39-2, Rabada 12-2-41- series, Anderson said he hoped to be around to play destroyers of the South African batting, taking three wick- 122 (Maharaj), 9-130 (Morkel) 2, Maharaj 4-1-12-0. an eighth in England next year as a 37-year-old. “I’m ets each. Shami started the collapse, dismissing Hashim Bowling: Kumar 11-5-33-2 (2w), Bumrah 11.2-1-39-3, Mohammed Result: South Africa won by 72 runs going to do everything I possibly can be to be ready Shami 12-3-28-2, Pandya 6-0-27-2, Ashwin 1-0-3-0. Series: South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0 Amla with the ninth ball of the morning and taking three for that series in 2019,” said the seamer, who took 17 wickets for 28 runs. Bumrah took three for 39, including wickets at 27.82. “I’m still hungry to play. I’m delight- ed I’ve got through these five test matches and bowled pretty well.” Zimbabwe starting January 15 — would be hauled matches in , where punters exploit a brief Anderson also thought Joe Root, who left his sick Bangladesh to try from the stands and tried on the spot by judges in delay between live play and the official broadcast of bed to try to save a draw on Monday, had been out- temporary courtrooms, a cricket board official said. results to place frantic bets. Authorities threw nearly standing as captain. “You ask any captain that has “Betting will be treated as a public nuisance. 80 spectators out of matches for placing bets using toured Australia, it is not an easy place to come, not cricket gamblers Anyone found involved will be convicted and their mobile phones during the latest edition of the an easy place to play, especially when you’re on the punished instantly in the stadium,” Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament, wrong end of results,” he said. in special courts Cricket Board chief executive Nizamuddin which concluded last month. “I think the way he has carried himself is a real Chowdhury told AFP. At least a dozen of them were foreigners. Police in credit to himself. He’s been fantastic all the whole way The special courts will continue to target gamblers November deported at least five Indians caught gam- through, a very level-headed guy. “He’s not looked DHAKA: Bangladesh will set up special courts at its during ’s tour of Bangladesh, which starts at bling during these short format matches. So-called down at any stage and he’s led the guys brilliantly cricket stadiums to try and convict any punters the end of January after the tri-nation series. “mobile courts” are popular in Bangladesh. In both on and off the field. He should be very proud of caught gambling during an upcoming international Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play two Test matches October, more than 200 people accused of abuses what he’s done this trip.” — Reuters series, an official said yesterday. Gamblers caught and two Twenty20 internationals. against Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s southeast during the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka and Gambling is illegal but rampant during cricket were jailed by special courts there. —AFP